000 FZNT24 KNHC 300259 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1030 PM CDT SUN MAY 29 2011 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO SEAS GIVEN AS SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT...WHICH IS THE AVERAGE HEIGHT OF THE HIGHEST 1/3 OF THE WAVES. INDIVIDUAL WAVES MAY BE MORE THAN TWICE THE SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT. GMZ089-300930- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 1030 PM CDT SUN MAY 29 2011 .SYNOPSIS...A RIDGE EXTENDING FROM THE CENTRAL N ATLC SW TO THE NE GULF WILL SLOWLY STRENGTHEN AND LIFT N OF THE BASIN THROUGH MON NIGHT BEFORE BECOMING STATIONARY ALONG 33N AND THEN SETTLING OVER THE GULF COASTAL PLAINS WED AND THU. SLOWLY DEVELOPING LOW PRES ACROSS THE SW CARIBBEAN MON THROUGH THU WILL ALLOW WINDS TO SHIFT NE ACROSS THE GULF WATERS TUE THROUGH THU. $$ GMZ080-300930- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 1030 PM CDT SUN MAY 29 2011 .TONIGHT...W OF 93W SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. E OF 93W SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .MON AND MON NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFTING NE TO E LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .WED AND THU...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .FRI...VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING E 10 KT LATE. SEAS 4 FT. $$ GMZ082-300930- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 1030 PM CDT SUN MAY 29 2011 .TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT EXCEPT NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT NEAR YUCATAN COAST DURING THE EVENING. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT EXCEPT 3 TO 5 FT S OF 21N. VISIBILITY OCCASIONALLY BELOW 5 NM IN SMOKE. .MON AND MON NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT EXCEPT NE ALONG YUCATAN COAST DURING THE EVENING. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT EXCEPT 3 TO 5 FT S OF 21N. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFTING NE AND INCREASING TO 20 KT NEAR YUCATAN COAST IN THE EVENING. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN NE SWELL. .WED...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 20 KT NEAR YUCATAN COAST IN THE EVENING. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN NE SWELL. .THU...N TO NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN NE SWELL. .FRI...NE TO E WINDS 10 KT BECOMING NE 15 TO 20 KT NEAR YUCATAN COAST IN THE EVENING. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ084-300930- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 1030 PM CDT SUN MAY 29 2011 .TONIGHT...N OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. S OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT. .MON AND MON NIGHT...N OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING NE TO E MON NIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING NE TO E MON NIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT BUILDING TO 5 TO 6 FT MON NIGHT. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...N OF 28N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. S OF 28N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL. .WED AND THU...N OF 28N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. S OF 28N NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT 15 TO 20 KT S OF 25N. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT N OF 25N AND 5 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL S OF 25N. .FRI...N OF 25N E WINDS 10 KT BECOMING NE LATE. SEAS 3 FT. S OF 25N NE WINDS 15 KT EXCEPT 15 TO 20 KT S OF 23N. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. $$ GMZ086-300930- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 1030 PM CDT SUN MAY 29 2011 .TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT S OF 25N LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT S OF 25N LATE. .MON AND MON NIGHT...N OF 25N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 25N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT EXCEPT TO 7 FT STRAITS OF FLORIDA. .TUE THROUGH THU...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT EXCEPT 2 TO 4 FT N OF 27N. .FRI...N OF 26N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT EXCEPT TO 7 FT STRAITS OF FLORIDA. $$ FORECASTER STRIPLING